Tony said, “I’ve already gotten in touch with the person who issued the bounty. But he’s quite far from here. He should arrive in Vyrdenia by tomorrow”
Raven nodded slightly at this. “Alright. Notify me the moment he enters Vyrdenia.”
After speaking, Raven turned to look at Cassian, who was frowning in thought.
Having spent so many years with him in the previous timeline, Raven could tell what Cassian was thinking with just a glance.
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Seeing her precious man acting like he was scared someone might steal her away, a faint, amused smile flickered in her eyes.
“Let’s go!” she said.
Cassian looked puzzled. “Where to?”
Raven smirked maliciously. “Weren’t you the one who said you’d make it up to me tonight? We’re going home!”
Half an hour later, the two of them arrived at the Lysander Residence.
However, as soon as they stepped inside, Cassian was summoned away by someone sent from Edric.
Just as Raven was preparing to head to Cassian’s room to set up the mood a bit, a phone suddenly rang out.
The moment Raven pressed the answer button, Hugmuinn’s slightly anxious voice came through the line.
He said, “Boss, the men guarding your mother and brother were ambushed last night. They just regained consciousness, but your mother and brother are both missing.”
Hearing this, Raven’s expression instantly turned cold. “Who did it?”
Hugmuinn replied, “I placed a tracking device on them. I just checked. Both of them are now located in the Monarch’s Palace. Because of the sensitive location, storming in might cause major problems…”
“The Monarch’s Palace?” Raven cut him off, suddenly chuckling, but her laughter was colder than ice.
She muttered, “Emperor Grant, what a clever move from you!”
Meanwhile, in a dimly lit room, so dark it was almost devoid of light.
With both his arms broken, Emperor Grant stared menacingly at the two unconscious people on the bed.
Soon, he turned his head slightly and spoke to someone standing behind him. “Give them the drug.”
The trusted aide behind him nodded seriously. “Yes!”
He immediately walked up to Raven’s mother, Ruth, then took two blood–red pills from a tray of ornate medicine boxes. He pried open the mouths of Ruth and Zach and fed the pills to both.
Shortly after the pill entered his mouth, Zach’s tightly closed eyes began to tremble, his long eyelashes fluttering slightly. A deep expression of pain twisted his small face.
Emperor Grant watched Zach slowly being consumed by agony. The frustration and oppression he felt from his broken arms gradually began to lift.
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He slowly leaned closer to Zach, staring at the pain on his little face as a twisted smile spread across his own.
He said, “What an adorable child… such a pity.”
Then he turned his gaze to Ruth, who remained unresponsive, and frowned. “Shouldn’t the drug be taking effect on her
too?”
The aide quickly responded, “She’s likely in a deeper state of unconsciousness. But don’t worry. She’ll soon wake to the same excruciating pain.”
Emperor Grant nodded slightly and turned to leave the room.
But as time ticked by, Ruth remained completely still.
Meanwhile, a faint trace of purple light began to flicker at the corners of Zach’s eyes.
And in his mind, something was awakening…
Emperor Grant had barely stepped out of the room when Raven, now in her original form after using the Rebirth Stone, appeared at the Monarch’s Palace.
As soon as Emperor Grant saw her, he walked forward with a smile. “General Valor, what brings you here so suddenly? Is something the matter?”
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Gone was the pathetic figure he had been before. Now he looked entirely composed, his gaze toward Raven that of a cat toying with a mouse.
But before he could say another word, Raven strode right up to him.
And without warning, she raised her foot and kicked Emperor Grant.
With a sickening thud, Emperor Grant was sent flying.
His broken arms smashed hard against the ground, and an overwhelming wave of pain surged through his brain.
Yet his shock and disbelief overpowered even the pain. Staring up at Raven, his eyes were filled with utter disbelief and terror. “You… you…”
He could never have imagined that Raven would attack him without a word.
Since he became the monarch, not a single citizen of Vyrdenia had dared lay a hand on him.
But when he looked into Raven’s eyes, a chilling realization hit him. She was looking at him as if he were already a dead
man.
And at that moment, Emperor Grant felt pure fear like never before.
As his mind trembled in dread, Raven finally looked at him and asked, “Where are my mother and brother?”
Emperor Grant’s eyes widened further at her words. The next second, he blurted out reflexively, “Wh–what mother and brother?”
He didn’t expect Raven to find out.
Raven took two more steps forward, towering over Emperor Grant on the ground. “Speak.”
The icy aura surrounding her made Emperor Grant’s body tremble uncontrollably.
But thinking that he still held leverage over her, he forced himself to stay calm and looked Raven in the eye. “I don’t know
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Raven smiled. Without another word, she stomped down on one of his legs. “Don’t know?”
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The pressure from her foot immediately made Emperor Grant recall the excruciating pain of his arms being broken in the dungeon.
He couldn’t help it anymore and screamed out in terror, “Draco Guards! Draco Guarder
But before the words fully left his mouth, Raven’s foot pressed down with more force.
The sound of bone shattering echoed loudly through the silent room.
A heart–wrenching scream followed as Emperor Grant was plunged into agony. The pain was so intense that he passed out.
But only moments later, another leg–breaking sound rang out.
The intense pain snapped Emperor Grant back into consciousness.
As his vision focused again, he looked at Raven as though he were staring at a demon.
Then Raven’s cold voice rang in his ears once more. “I’ll ask you one more time. Where are my mother and brother?”
This time, Emperor Grant knew if he gave even one more useless word, she’d really kill him.
Paralyzed by fear, he no longer dared delay and quickly spat out, “They’re…. in the underground treasure vault.”
Raven gave
him a cold glance, preparing to finish him off and eliminate future trouble.
But just then, thirty Draco Guards suddenly surrounded her.
The one in the lead said solemnly, “General Valor, you cannot kill him!”
Raven frowned but knew that saving Zach was the priority right now.
She
gave
the fallen Emperor Grant one last look before sprinting in the direction of the underground vault.
Thirty seconds later, the heavy doors burst open with a loud crash, and Raven rushed into the dim vault.
Ruth was gone. Only Zach remained on the bed.
Just then, Dominic, who was on Raven’s shoulder, locked his eyes onto the faint purple glow in Zach’s eyes. And in those eyes was nothing but sheer, stunned disbelief.
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